Piper PA-24-250 accident near El Dorado, CA
On December 3, 2001, a Piper PA-24-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near El Dorado, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 3, 2001
- Place
- El Dorado, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.605°N, 120.850°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011207X02370
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 2, 2001, about 1815 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-24-250, N6946P, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain near El Dorado, California. The private instrument rated pilot and three passengers all received fatal injuries. The personal flight was operated by the owner/pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at North Las Vegas, Nevada, and was destined for Cameron Park, California. No flight plan had been filed. There were no records found of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) preflight weather briefing nor en route communications with any FAA facility. An airport check revealed that the airplane arrived at the North Las Vegas Air Terminal on November 30, 2001, about 1546. While no records were available to confirm an exact departure time, transient parking records established that the airplane likely left North Las Vegas just prior to 1600 on December 2, 2001. The pilot's route of flight and altitudes flown between Las Vegas and the accident site are unknown. There were no known witnesses to the accident. The accident site is about 8 miles east of the flight's intended destination airport. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Examination of the pilot's logbook revealed about 703 total flight hours, with 22 instrument hours and 63 night hours. The front page of the logbook was noted as No. 1, and dated April 1, 2000. The pilot's recency of flight could not be determined as the last few pages of his logbook were incomplete. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Examination of the airplane logbooks revealed that the most recent a
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
